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Saturday, February 16, 2008

"C"...is for Cookie

"C"...is for Cookie...always has been, always will be (at least for me)!

As a child of the 60s/70s, the mere mention of "C is for..." has me humming the tune that my beloved furry blue Cookie Monster would sing so many weekday mornings during those early years.

While looking up the song, Special K wondered what the commotion was. You see, kids no longer know Cookie's infamous song. In 1995, Cookie discarded his gluttony and vowed to make healthy choices (he was not renamed/replaced with Veggie Monster.) But really, he's Cookie Monster for cryin' out loud!

I won't attempt to wax poetic on the lunacy that is "A Cookie is a Sometime Food"...others are far more articulate in expressing my thoughts. I KNOW that I cannot survive on cookies alone. But, there isn't anything finer than a cookie made with love enjoyed with a cup of tea or glass of cold milk!

Cookie Monster will always be "COOKIE" Monster to me. I grew up with Cookie monster and the gang. Then my son got to watched Cookie devour his favorite food. There was a 12 year gap before my daughter came along, and I missed the change to healthy foods. I was shocked when I saw Cookie eating salad. I almost cried. C is for cookie.